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Visakhapatnam, Oct 13: As cyclone Hudhud weakened moving northwestwards, Andhra Pradesh was on Monday grappling with its aftermath following extensive damage to infrastructure and many losing their houses in the three worst affected districts which were facing shortage of essential commodities. An alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall has been sounded in districts of Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam and

Chandigarh, Oct 13: Congress general secretary Shakeel Ahmad said here on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had lowered the dignity of the office by “behaving like a sadak-chhaap neta (a low-level leader)”. Addressing the media at the Chandigarh Press Club, the Congress affairs incharge of Haryana said Modi was making “all kinds of statements” during campaigning for the BJP. “The Prime

Yavatmal, Oct 13: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh warned BJP of ever-growing "Modism" which he termed as a personality cult that can best be equated with "Hitlerism" and accused the BJP and its ideological mentor RSS of running a communal agenda. "The BJP should re-think now for the upkeep of its ideology in the context of ever-growing Modism which is nothing but a cult which may be equated

New Delhi, Oct 12: Cyclone Hudhud, which made a landfall in Andhra Pradesh this noon, lost its intensity by evening as it moved further 60 km northwest of Visakhapatnam, the IMD said. Hudhud, which was so far a very severe cyclonic storm has now converted into a severe cyclone. Its speed is now limited to 100-110 kmph, said M Mahapatra, scientist at the Cyclone Warning Division of IMD. The cyclone

Visakhapatnam, Oct 12: Gusty winds, uprooted trees, torn roofs of hutments and sheds and snapped electric cables bore testimony to the impact of severe cyclonic storm ‘Hudhud’ which hit Andhra Pradesh’s coastal districts on Sunday. Normal life was thrown completely out of gear as winds with a speed of 170 to 180 kmph battered Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts on Sunday. The very

Vishakapatnam, Oct 12: Severe cyclonic storm Hudhud hit the port city of Vishakapatnam on Sunday bringing with it torrential rains in three coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh and leaving five persons dead in the state and neighbouring Odisha besides snapping power and communication lines. Normal life was thrown completely out of gear as winds with a speed of 170 to 180 kmph battered Visakhapatnam

Jammu, Oct 11: After a brief lull, Pakistan today again violated the ceasefire by firing on forward posts along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, drawing retaliation from India. Pakistani troops resorted to firing on forward Indian posts along LoC in Banwat sector of Poonch district from 1300 hours, a senior Army officer told media persons. Indian troops guarding the border, took

New Delhi, Oct 11: Launching the MP Model Village Scheme today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said if nearly 800 MPs develop three villages each by 2019, around 2500 villages will be covered. On his part, Mr Modi said he will select a village in Varanasi area ``I will also select a village in Varanasi area. Guidelines have been received. Will discuss and decide," he said. Mr Modi said the country’s

New Delhi, Oct 11: Cyclone Hudhud is fast approaching the Odisha and North Andhra Pradesh coast. It is likely to make landfall at Visakhapatnam on Sunday afternoon. Odisha government has asked the Center to send satellite phones for rescue and relief work. Home Minister Rajnath Singh has also spoken to the chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha, and discussed the plan to combat

New Delhi, Oct 10: The BJP is predicted to emerge the single largest party in Maharashtra and Haryana but may fall short of majority in the final outcome, says an IndiaTV-CVoter opinion poll. In the 90-seat Haryana assembly, the BJP is projected to bag 34 seats, closely followed by Om Prakash Chautala's Indian National Lok Dal with 27 seats. The Congress, ruling the state for the last 10 years, is